Foot-rest attachment for radiators



-No; 6|2,763. Patented Oct. l8, 898.

6. H. WOODWORTH.

FOOT REST ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATDRS.

(Application filed 11m. 30, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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GERTRUDE H. WOODWORTI'I, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOOT-REST ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,763, dated October 18, 1898.

Application filed March 3 0, 1 8 98.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GERTRUDE 11. Wool)- WORTH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Rest Attachments for Radiators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is an end view of a steam-radiator with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a portion of the same, and Fig. 3 is a front view.

This invention is designed to provide a simple, attractive, and convenient foot-rest attachmentfor steam and hot-water radiators; and the invention consists in the novel con struction and combination of parts all as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

the letter Adesignates an ordinary radiator.

B designates an upholstered foot-rest,whose block or base is provided on its under side with transverse strips or cleats B. Secured laterally to these strips or cleats are two elongated parallel supporting-arms O, which extend some distancebeyond the rear edge of the foot-rest and terminate in downwardlybent ends a. The forward end portions of said arms terminate in downwardly-bent vertically-slotted extensions 0 of about the same length as the bent end portions 0.

D D designate two short supporting-legs, provided with feet d. These legs are adj ustably secured to the extensions 0' by means of bolts E, which engage the slots of said extensions and which when loosened form pivots upon which the legsmay be turned upwardly and backwardly underneath the foot-rest into folded positions when the attachment is not in use.

The arms (J and legs D are usually made of edgewise-disposed metal straps or strips,

Serial No. 675,708. (No model.)

i the feet d being formed by bending the end portions of all leg-forming straps or strips into triangular form, as shown.

The downwardly-bent or hooked ends 0 are hooked over the manifold pipe E of the radiator, and the legs D are properly adjusted to support the rest at the proper height. The upholstered body of the foot-rest is preferably provided with a fringe F,"which conceals the legs and gives the attachment a neat and attractive appearance.

H is an endwise transversely disposed protection-strip of zinc or other suitable material, 'which is secured to the rear portion of the foot-rest for the purpose of protecting the upholstering from the heat of the radiator.

Inasmuch as the attachment is not adapted for use except in connection with the radiator it will always be found in place, is always warm so long as steam is on in the radiator, and anwers the purpose of a foot-rest as well in summer as in winter.

For the purposes of a low foot-rest the legs D D may be removed or folded back under neath the base and the device be supported on the downwardly-bent end portions 0 c of the arms 0, which end portions for this purpose are of about the same length, as above described.

The use of the device is also productive of a saving in shoe-leather, as the feet may be comfortably and conveniently warmed without bringing the shoes in contact with hot metal. It may, as has been seen, be adjusted to radiators of different heights.

Having thus described myinvention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described foot-rest attachment for radiators, comprising the foot-rest or block adapted to be upholstered, and 0,

provided on its under side with transverse oleats,the parallel edgeWise-disposedsupporting arms or bars secured laterally to the said cleats, and extended rearwardly to engage the manifold pipe of a radiator, and also hav- 5 ing downwardly-bent vertically-slotted forward end portions, and the two supportinglegs, one of which is pivotally secured to each of said downwardly-bent end portions by means of a bolt or the like, which engages the slot thereof, substantially as specified.

2. In a foot-rest attachment for radiators, the foot-rest proper, having the transverse cleats, the parallel supporting arms or bars secured laterally to said cleats, and having rearward extensions terminating in downwardly-bent or hook portions, their forward end portions also having downward extensions of about the same length as the said bent or hook portions, and the supportinglegs pivotally and adj ustably secured to said downward extensions, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

Witnesses:

WILL M. Onoss, G. W. Woonwon'rn. 

